TLC 248/6 Online

The March 23 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. In this issue Clay Lein writes about the initiative shown by the Diocese of Dallas as it created four new congregations in 11 years. Lein, who leads one of these congregations (St. Philip’s, Frisco), sees these factors as crucial to successful missions: diocesan support, external focus, life transformation, active compassion, and innovative strategies.

“God has done an amazing work in these four new churches,” Lein writes. “There is not one right way to begin a new congregation but there are key ingredients to make one thrive. There is not a best style of worship, or a right location, or a particular church planter. But these essential principles can help new congregations be successful.”

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